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should prematurely intervene in the pipeline setting process for a special businessinterest,transcanadacorporation.the keystone xl proposal has changed substantively over the years and has an updated route through nebraska. this has been much debated as a topic here in this committee and a much debated topic in local governments, state commissions and now state ports. i think it has been much debated for good reason. if a u.s. company tried to find a pipeline, it would have to go through local laws and environmental regulations. so a foreign business should do the same. all of the discussion started to happen when transcanada's first proposal went through a lot of local interest in the state of nebraska and it objected. the pipeline travels through 875 miles of america's agricultural heartland's, including sensitive areas like the sand hill region of nebraska. this is some of the richest agricultural lands in the country and has a fresh drinking water and supplies eight states and provides the groundwater for irrigation. this is why transcanada corporation had to revise its original r

should prematurely intervene in the pipeline setting process for a special business interest, transcanada corporation. the keystone xl proposal has changed substantively over the years and has an updated route through nebraska. this has been much debated as a topic here in this committee and a much debated topic in local governments, state commissions and now state ports. i think it has been much debated for good reason. if a u.s. company tried to find a pipeline, it would have to go through...

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united states sothattranscanadacansell its dirty tar sands oil to the highest bidder, namely china, is not in the american people's best interests. we take risk to our lands, the american people face threats to their health, and transcanada gets to reap the rewards. that's not a winning formula for our country or the economy. in fact, it's a sham. yet the keystone x.l. pipeline continues to be sold to the american people. on blatantly false pretenses. we are told by proponents this is a panacea for job creation. yet not a single independent analysis supports these claims. the burden of proof is on the g.o.p. they pull fantastic claims out of thin air and yet refuse to back them up. instead we are told to take those assertions at face value. here's what we actually know. these are the facts that actually can be substaniated. the state department found in a supplemental environmental impact study of keystone pipeline it will generate less than 2,000 jobs a year for two years. and only during the period of construction. once the pipeline is built, these jobs will have disappeared leav

united states so that transcanada can sell its dirty tar sands oil to the highest bidder, namely china, is not in the american people's best interests. we take risk to our lands, the american people face threats to their health, and transcanada gets to reap the rewards. that's not a winning formula for our country or the economy. in fact, it's a sham. yet the keystone x.l. pipeline continues to be sold to the american people. on blatantly false pretenses. we are told by proponents this is a...

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investors that areintranscanada. andit's kind of ironic that they're never talked about. the who they are. they're not all canadians. some of them are american. and i'm not grudgeful of folk who had great genetic accidents and abilities as a result thereof but the fact of the matter is, that some people that are involved in transcanada, they are givers to canadian parliamentarians under their particular structure and givers to some of us as well. >> will the gentleman yield? >> yes. >> just by way of information and i probably should double check but i'm almost certain transcanada is actually an american company, actually based in the united states. >> uh-huh. and investor, i'm -- >> as my friend know, there's considerable cross-border investment between canada and the united states. >> sure. and i stay away from pointing out, i've read the articles as to who ovenes, you know, and i'm not uptight about that. i do have abiding concerns, for example, the national security argument, i could slip it, if we were in other areas, for example, putin just shut down one he was getting ready to

investors that are in transcanada. and it's kind of ironic that they're never talked about. the who they are. they're not all canadians. some of them are american. and i'm not grudgeful of folk who had great genetic accidents and abilities as a result thereof but the fact of the matter is, that some people that are involved in transcanada, they are givers to canadian parliamentarians under their particular structure and givers to some of us as well. >> will the gentleman yield? >>...

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beneficiary.transcanadakeystonepipeline lp may construct, connect, operate and maintain the pipeline. i thought i was running for the united states senate, not the united states building planning board. this is a construction permit being issued to a private company and a foreign one at that. i just find that a very strange procedure for the congress to do. we're supposed to be establishing policy here, not issuing building permits to individual companies, you know why not write a bill to give money to apple computer. and let's talk about what this bill really does. there's a lot of talk about well, the tar sands are going to be extracted anyway. it's going to happen anyway. well, i'm not so sure about that. particularly because the way the world has changed in the last six months in terms of the price of oil. the drastic fall in the price of oil raises questions about the economic viability of the extraction of this particular oil. and this bill is a $17 to $20 subsidy to the extraction of tar sands oil. that's how much cheaper it will make it to get that oil to market as opposed to ot

beneficiary. transcanada keystone pipeline lp may construct, connect, operate and maintain the pipeline. i thought i was running for the united states senate, not the united states building planning board. this is a construction permit being issued to a private company and a foreign one at that. i just find that a very strange procedure for the congress to do. we're supposed to be establishing policy here, not issuing building permits to individual companies, you know why not write a bill to...

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whether it'stotranscanadaorto others. it does not authorize a single taxpayer dollar for any purpose. it doesn't create any new tax credits, it doesn't reduce current tax rate. the bill is simply about approving the keystone xl pipeline. it's that simple. it's that simple. and those that would doubt i encourage you to read it. it's pretty brief. another thing that we heard yesterday in committee was, why the urgency? why the push right now? we are just in the first week of the 114th congress. why are we pushing so quickly to advance this? well for new members, such as the occupant of the chair the presiding officer here today, this is the first opportunity that you will have had to weigh in on the senate floor on this very important legislation, but for many of us who were here in the 113th congress, we recall that it was just about six or seven weeks ago that this same measure, in fact, the same language of this bill, is what we had on this floor just before we departed at the end of the 113th congress. we fell short -- fell one vote short of closure. we had 59 supporters in the sen

whether it's to transcanada or to others. it does not authorize a single taxpayer dollar for any purpose. it doesn't create any new tax credits, it doesn't reduce current tax rate. the bill is simply about approving the keystone xl pipeline. it's that simple. it's that simple. and those that would doubt i encourage you to read it. it's pretty brief. another thing that we heard yesterday in committee was, why the urgency? why the push right now? we are just in the first week of the 114th...

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project from north america and that is important and it would be important enoughthattranscanadaannouncedthat three years ago. so this is not just something that they decided oh, in order to facilitate this, we are going to save 75%. no, they made this the while ago. so we have passed this act and bad act specifically is applied to projects that are federally funded. but keep in mind when we are talking about the keystone xl that this is a private project they get no subsidy is they receive no taxpayer dollars it will be built to the government specifications and we have seen that when we look to that final were the additional mitigation measures that are required once the permit is approved it will be built to the specifications. but i do not think that the government should decide what it is actually the web. we are going to decide the parameters in terms of mitigation but again, this is a private project that receives no federal funds and so it would be somewhat precedent-setting. so i asked them to see, can you identify for me any other projects where the congress has got t

project from north america and that is important and it would be important enough that transcanada announced that three years ago. so this is not just something that they decided oh, in order to facilitate this, we are going to save 75%. no, they made this the while ago. so we have passed this act and bad act specifically is applied to projects that are federally funded. but keep in mind when we are talking about the keystone xl that this is a private project they get no subsidy is they...

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, and reexported, and we nowhattranscanada'splanis because i asked him at a congressional hearing, asked a senior transcanada official whether he would commit his company to keeping the oil and refined products from keystone in the united states of america and he said no. why the oil companies want to export this canadian persons will? because they can get a higher price and make more profit. tar sands crude and candidate trees with $13 less than the us group benchmark. could benchmark. the international prices of $3 higher than our purses. if we do all of this build this pipeline we send this world of foreign countries and have turned uncle sam into uncle sucker because make no mistake about this bill it we will not do anything to help at the pump pump up profits for oil companies. we should not export oil, even as we are forced to send young men and women to defend oil interest in the most dangerous parts of the world. let us have that debate. as we import oil from the middle east coming into the middle east on tankers this proposal that we are debating next week will ac

, and reexported, and we no what transcanada's plan is because i asked him at a congressional hearing, asked a senior transcanada official whether he would commit his company to keeping the oil and refined products from keystone in the united states of america and he said no. why the oil companies want to export this canadian persons will? because they can get a higher price and make more profit. tar sands crude and candidate trees with $13 less than the us group benchmark. could benchmark. the...

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and regulations required, it has 59 additional requirements that thecompanytranscanadaagreedto impose on the pipeline. when you talk about a deal __ i think this comes more in the realm of what is good for the united states. we are seeing and american energy renaissance that we've never seen. it is an opportunity for us to become energy secure. we are the world's number one natural gas producer. we are close to becoming the world's number one oil producer, passing saudia arabia. we will hopefully continue to benefit consumers __ as we see today with the drop in a gasoline prices. host: you say this will bring us one step closer to energy independence __ guest: energy security. host: explain a bit more. guest: if you look at energy history of our country __ let's go back three or four decades. our resources in the united states are limited. we need to act accordingly with public policy. what we've seen recently, in the past five or six years, is increased innovation. we're rich in abundance with oil and natural gas here in our own country. we have the opportunity to rely a lot l

and regulations required, it has 59 additional requirements that the company transcanada agreed to impose on the pipeline. when you talk about a deal __ i think this comes more in the realm of what is good for the united states. we are seeing and american energy renaissance that we've never seen. it is an opportunity for us to become energy secure. we are the world's number one natural gas producer. we are close to becoming the world's number one oil producer, passing saudia arabia. we will...

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to put in the record a letterfromtranscanada. wehave blacked out the name of the recipient of the letter. but it is a true copy of a letter to a person who will have their private property taken by eminent domain by a foreign corporation. and the foreign corporation informs them that they will begin this month, i guess, because of the anticipated public inaction, to take their private property away. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. defazio: thank you. now, that's a bit ironic, again on the day we read the constitution, and also of the party of individual rights for property owners. so that is also of concern. yes, there will be construction jobs. and i'm the first to admit we need more jobs in america. in fact, i voted against the president's so-called stimulus bill because it didn't invest enough in building frturethisoury insteadt d a wleunch of stupid tax cuts because of lay summers, you know, a highly acclaimed hack economist. and we didn't put a lot of people back to work. 7% went to infrastructure. that created jobs. 42% went to tax cuts. didn't create job

to put in the record a letter from transcanada. we have blacked out the name of the recipient of the letter. but it is a true copy of a letter to a person who will have their private property taken by eminent domain by a foreign corporation. and the foreign corporation informs them that they will begin this month, i guess, because of the anticipated public inaction, to take their private property away. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. defazio: thank you. now, that's a bit...

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trust the private sector to make those sorts of decisionsandtranscanadaisprepared to make it we had a similar argument in north carolina will we pass legislation for hydraulic fracturing. we'll be droll anytime soon? because the positives are far less than others. risk prove -- profile it is high now but but this country will do everything it can and from the environmentally sound way it's been expose to would oppose it to now make sense. >> you said you were all of the above provided is now you have but then to put more energy to have the solar farms would of the largest in the country now giving of tobacco in this state land we're getting it appear in washington and also talking about the pursuit of offshore oil drilling has sent a i worked on the amendment that i hope will go forward from the international continental shelf but north carolina has a tremendous opportunity in terms of drilling. but by a lot of would-be 30 miles off the coast will beyond the site horizon. but the governor specifically requested from their coalition to move forward because they didn't feel they w

trust the private sector to make those sorts of decisions and transcanada is prepared to make it we had a similar argument in north carolina will we pass legislation for hydraulic fracturing. we'll be droll anytime soon? because the positives are far less than others. risk prove -- profile it is high now but but this country will do everything it can and from the environmentally sound way it's been expose to would oppose it to now make sense. >> you said you were all of the above...

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head of the pipelinefortranscanadaina hearing with the house of representatives would you accept an amendment to keep all of the oil here in the united states of america? and he said no. by the way i asked the same question of the head of the american petroleum institute. he said no. so there's a lot of false advertising going on here. on the one hand they say this is great for american energy independence and on the other hand they say let's keep the keystone in the united states and we will have an amendment on the floor of the senate that will accomplish that goal they say oh no absolutely opposed to that. that is why logically you have to reach the conclusion that the goal was to get the extra $1700 -- $17 per barrel if they can get it by selling to china or selling it to latin america or other parts of the world. that's the plan. no two ways about it and by the way that should be their plan. that should be their plan. that is what their responsibility is. it's through the shareholders of their companies. but what is the strategy for the american driver? we have a responsibil

head of the pipeline for transcanada in a hearing with the house of representatives would you accept an amendment to keep all of the oil here in the united states of america? and he said no. by the way i asked the same question of the head of the american petroleum institute. he said no. so there's a lot of false advertising going on here. on the one hand they say this is great for american energy independence and on the other hand they say let's keep the keystone in the united states and we...

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. i understand ted cruz had parents who workfortranscanada. idon't understand why they can't send a delegation to look at the pits of their. this is my request. do not collect oil. -- call it oil. guest: tonight, i doubt we will hear the words keystone pipeline come out of the president's mouth. i think it should of been passed along time ago. i don't understand why it has taken five years for the state department to be involved in this. it should be passed right away. the unions are in favor of it. the congress is in favor of it. former presidents are in favor of it. i don't understand the problem is. guest: i think he will talk about energy. america is the leading producer of oil and gas in the world which is a remarkable achievement. the keystone pipeline is not as easy as it seems. the oil is heavier. it burns dirtier than other oil. the number of temporary jobs it creates is 4000, but the permanent jobs are 50. it's a real debate for people that live in places like nebraska and other places if they want to pipeline that is delivering oil to the gulf. oil is so -- it is more e

. i understand ted cruz had parents who work for transcanada. i don't understand why they can't send a delegation to look at the pits of their. this is my request. do not collect oil. -- call it oil. guest: tonight, i doubt we will hear the words keystone pipeline come out of the president's mouth. i think it should of been passed along time ago. i don't understand why it has taken five years for the state department to be involved in this. it should be passed right away. the unions are in...

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administration, the executivesoftranscanada, whichis i believe a canadian company, not an american company. >> i recently read a report and i vvent seen this disputed that shows that the majority of the tar sands, about 90% of it require a price of $95 a barrel and the other 10% require a price of about $75 per barrel. given that the price of oil is lower than that, is there any evidence that this would even move forward as a construction project even if the president or congress were to i approve it? >> first of all, that's not germane to this bill. obviously because it's not our decision to make whether they build it or don't build it. our decision is whether it's in the nation's interest should they build it, or if it's not in the nation's interest, they shouldn't build it. the reality is, investors will make that decision. but there's nothing that precludes this going forward based on the financing of the -- the dwhofmente crude oil. -- the development of the crude oil. >> there's plenty of theoretical projects out there but i hope we wouldn't waste congress' time with a project that i

administration, the executives of transcanada, which is i believe a canadian company, not an american company. >> i recently read a report and i vvent seen this disputed that shows that the majority of the tar sands, about 90% of it require a price of $95 a barrel and the other 10% require a price of about $75 per barrel. given that the price of oil is lower than that, is there any evidence that this would even move forward as a construction project even if the president or congress were...

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broader record further reveals uncertainty. in the struggleovertranscanadakeystonepipeline, which inspired his oklahoma visit, he has spoken for and against the enterprise, urged construction in some sections, the late another's, paused for environmental reassessment, and in. it is too simple to highlight this disjointed mess. his conundrums are products of profoundly complex circumstances. define neat partisan categories, culture war, blue red divides, energy politics drawing into collision multiple ideas. in other words, energy politics are totalizing an existential. it has always been that way, especially with oil, my focus for today. since the dawn of their oil age, americans have you the black stuff is more than a source of feel. it has defined their diet and sent them to war, allowed regions to flourish and others to fall, generated anxiety about america's place in this world and its people's prospects in the next. considering oil's ultimate significance, it is no far reach to conclude that present-day energy politics, in which obama is embroiled, carry religious way. this i

broader record further reveals uncertainty. in the struggle over transcanada keystone pipeline, which inspired his oklahoma visit, he has spoken for and against the enterprise, urged construction in some sections, the late another's, paused for environmental reassessment, and in. it is too simple to highlight this disjointed mess. his conundrums are products of profoundly complex circumstances. define neat partisan categories, culture war, blue red divides, energy politics drawing into...